Wichita eagle., 1887-02-05
AN OUTRAGEOUS ISLANDER.
An Envious Correspondent Does up
Wichita.

The following special dispatch from
Topeka to the Atchison Champion is re
produced that cur readers may see fOl
themselves why we invited the kansa;
legislature and state officers to visit Our
city. Il will be observed that he hint OF
the IS, 600 900 and more of money paid fol
property in Wichita last month is made
stun from twelve to twenty times as
large as the best city outside of Wichita
can show Nor in speaking Of the bust
ness Of Wichita docs the correspondent
even hint at the fact that the bank clear
ings amounted to 81, 1875, 0002O last week,
and TO $1,706, 1858 this week. Oh, no,
Wichita don't do any business, and her
people only think Of drinking and gam
bling and going to Eangings. But read
the dispatch:
TOPEKA, Feb. "A gentleman from
Wichita, the so-called wonder" came to
Topeka few days ago, ard found much
fault with the exceeding Quietness Of the
city. lie said it reminded him Of attend
ing his graadmother's funeral when he
was boy
..Now, " said he, down in Wichita,
where | come from, things are lively, you
bet. Everything is business there; but in
Topeka get SO lonesome, / don't know
what to DO unless ! take drink BY lhe
WAY, down in Wichita we don't have to go
to the trouble OF signing an application for
liquor its set up oy,I The bar--a few bars,
YOU know"
''And does the blonde cditor Of The
Wichita EAGLE know liquor is sold over
the BARI" asked the Champion scribe
coz, yes; M4rsh knows it, but he's too
busy with his own business TO lneddle with
other peoples affairs; besides, you can put
ii Gown in yoI;r head that we are going 10
send Marsh uD TO the capital two years
hence, lie handle the Tcins Of government
for us after Goyerner Martins term ex-
p-reS. Wichita Is to the front in every
thing. and the great southwest viii come
pretty bear running the state IN the future.
If she oyerootls any bets the balance of
the state is welcome 20 them; but ] don't
think any sleepers viii be found on the
board AT the end Of the deal! You heard
me say it, didn't ycG."
1t occurred to the Champion nan that
the language used was Il little foreign in /
its general me&nin", bat he veniured TO
ask If they also dealt faro in tie great i
wonder"
'Oh, yes" saii the gentleman, ''you /
see il takes all kinds Of people to make u |
world, and il takes al kinds Of business to !
make city. IL any one thinks he caa |
call the turn' on the last card in the box !
he can get an opportunity to try his luck |
in Wichita"
Ana do the good people of Wichita
know OF these violations Of the iaw?"
asked the scribe.
Why, Lsrd bless yoa, yes. But it's
business, you know. 1t makes a town
lively, and the good people of Wichita are
but human as well as the rest of mankind.
They can't afford to have dead town
like Topeka.
wien the capital is removed to ale
PherSon. it will knock the props from
under Wichita. won't il?
''Oh, that's all eosh and nonsense" said
the gentleman. The capital will never
he removed. Wichita don't want it
wouldn't have it, in fact We haven't got
room for ii. And We are not very pariicu-
lar shout seeing any OF OAK near neighbcrs
having it, either
This conversation took place Sunday.
Meeting The gentleman again this morning
your correspondent asked him how he
liked Topeka by This time.
''Why." said he, Topeka is regular
hummer. She is improving wonderfully.
Two gamblers Monday shot a policeman. 4
the policemen shot one Of The gamblers.
gamblers arrested and put in jail. police
man shout dead; suicide OF q pretty Young
lady Tuesday night. all vast ,aystcrv,
you know; girl still lying at undcrtaker'S
waiting for friends 10 cla.m the remains;
crowds CT hoodlums and others docking 10
gaze OF the dead girls pleasing face and
form: ribald jests coming from some fellow
about heart; legislature qSarreing over /,
governor diSappointS ro!.t- i
ical managers by appointing >
man of real merit and ability
10 succeed the present superintendent OF
Insurance, and 50 or. Topeka IS not SO L
bad, after all. But must leave fer Wicn-
lta. lou know we have legal hanging
there next week. Two Indians 90 up &C
corting 10 The law and the evidence. Big
crowd be there. Business. you know" Il
and Ell lie went
The reader viii please pardon the writer
for quoting The above and foregoing. but
ii is so characteristic OF The talk one alvavs
hears from. the Wichita people. and reDfe i
ser;s SO vpl! iheir idea Of business ana the
little incidents necessary - boom, that il
is given without comment
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WEST WICHITA